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eastern time, former u.s. senator george mcgovern passed away while in hospice in sioux falls, south dakota. he was 90 years old. an early opponent of the vietnam war he was, the nominee for president in 1972 for democrats. he lost in a landslide election to republican richard nixon. in a statement, the mcgovern family said "we are blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful and productive life. advocating for the hungry, fighting for peace." mcgovern long will be remembered for his unwavering opposition to war and war is where we begin this morning. today we're taking you back to june 28th, 1914. yes. june 28, 1914. that was the day that a foreign emissary was assassinated while on a diplomatic mission in sarajevo. that set off a chain of events that led to the largest global conflict the world had ever seen. on that fateful day, a 19-year-old took the life of arch duke franz ferdinand. knowing the dead to the austrian hungarian empire would not go unanswered, serbia appealed to their russian nei
eastern time, former u.s. senator george mcgovern passed away while in hospice in sioux falls, south dakota. he was 90 years old. an early opponent of the vietnam war he was, the nominee for president in 1972 for democrats. he lost in a landslide election to republican richard nixon. in a statement, the mcgovern family said "we are blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful and productive life. advocating for the hungry, fighting for peace." mcgovern long will be...
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there are three openings on the u.s. appeals court right now. what are we facing in terms of the stakes of a federal judiciary in this election? >> i think that the stakes are huge. we have four justices in the united states supreme court who are aged 74 or over with ruth bader ginsburg and briar being the 74-year-old. the next president will have the capacity to replace now some of the justices. it's a very, very haunting issue. i think -- i was trying to crystallize how to -- i was trying to figure out how to convey this most precisely. i think the way it can do it is to say we fight a lot over justice kennedy being the swing vote in all the debates. but justice kennedy only gotta pointed after bourque went down. >> right. >> imagine if bourque was confirmed and justice kennedy had never made it on the court. we wouldn't be fighting over that central fifth vote. that fifth vote would o belong to the right wing of the court. >> right. >> the decisions are so incredibly consequential. one of the most consequential parts of this election about wh
there are three openings on the u.s. appeals court right now. what are we facing in terms of the stakes of a federal judiciary in this election? >> i think that the stakes are huge. we have four justices in the united states supreme court who are aged 74 or over with ruth bader ginsburg and briar being the 74-year-old. the next president will have the capacity to replace now some of the justices. it's a very, very haunting issue. i think -- i was trying to crystallize how to -- i was...
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less guilt, more gorgeous. >>> a study released by the u.s. senate in 2001 found that 70% of children of incarcerated parents end up entering the criminal justice system at some point in their lives. our foot soldier this week is trying to change that. her name is sharon content. after giving up a wall street job to work in the nonprofit world she encountered the dilemma of kids with imprisoned parents. it felt like a problem but no solution. kid with incarcerated parents face embarrassment stigma and shame. behavioral issues, lack of interest in school work, anger, even health problems. sharon decided to give these kids a place to go. in 2007, sharon founded children of promise, a nonprofit organization in brooklyn, new york, that serves children of incarcerated parents. now in a lot of ways it functions just like an after-school program or a traditional summer camp. art classes, sports, academic support. but children of promise offers much more. it also offers a mentoring program, safe spaces for children to share their similar experiences.
less guilt, more gorgeous. >>> a study released by the u.s. senate in 2001 found that 70% of children of incarcerated parents end up entering the criminal justice system at some point in their lives. our foot soldier this week is trying to change that. her name is sharon content. after giving up a wall street job to work in the nonprofit world she encountered the dilemma of kids with imprisoned parents. it felt like a problem but no solution. kid with incarcerated parents face...
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in 1990 the u.s. congress declared the first full week in october to be mental illness awareness week. the success of that awareness can be measured by our much more open mags al dialog around mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. shame and stigma continue to render us silent on others like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. chances are, if you haven't had a mental illness then someone you know or love has. one in four adults, almost 57.7 million americans will experience a mental health disorder in a given year. nearly one in ten children live with a serious mental or emotional disorder. $79 billion is the economic cost of mental illness in the united states. $63 billion of that cost is from loss of productivity. what with the proper treatment and support, 70 to 90% of people living with mental illness can reduce the impact of their illness and increase their quality of life. getting a proper diagnosis and treatment can save lives. suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people
in 1990 the u.s. congress declared the first full week in october to be mental illness awareness week. the success of that awareness can be measured by our much more open mags al dialog around mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. shame and stigma continue to render us silent on others like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. chances are, if you haven't had a mental illness then someone you know or love has. one in four adults, almost 57.7 million americans will experience a mental...
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when the u.s. court of appeals for the sixth circuit heard his appeal, a three-judge panel agreed with the first court and decided unanimously to also strike down ohio's early voting restricks. but like goldie locks and the three bears, houston still hadn't found a court that was just right for him. the third is the u.s. supreme court. even that court wasn't trying to hear it. with no desents, the supreme court issued a one-sentence order denying ohio's appeal and approving voting for everyone in ohio the final three days before november 6. now, most people would concede defeat at this point. not john. when stopped from limiting the early voting days, he resorted to limiting the hours ohioans can vote on those days. as friend of nerdland ari berman was quoted this week houston restricted voting saturday november 3rd through monday november 6th to 16 hours for all three days. compare to that 2008 when early voting was available in ohio's highly populated candidate county for up to 24 hours in the th
when the u.s. court of appeals for the sixth circuit heard his appeal, a three-judge panel agreed with the first court and decided unanimously to also strike down ohio's early voting restricks. but like goldie locks and the three bears, houston still hadn't found a court that was just right for him. the third is the u.s. supreme court. even that court wasn't trying to hear it. with no desents, the supreme court issued a one-sentence order denying ohio's appeal and approving voting for everyone...
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and thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, the u.s. census counts for student populations. so if you are in ohio state, the 50,000 people who go to ohio state who are students there nine months of the year, the community is getting federal and statewide dollars for that money. so they are reaping the benefits of students going there, yet they're saying that they're infiltrating infiltrating infiltrating or diluting votes. it's nonsense. >> we're talking about the top of the ballot. it's one thing if you're talking about the school board race or city council race. when you're talking about the top of the ballot, the presidency, then the idea that there's a dilution of american citizens voting for the american president is only because we have this archaic system of the electoral college, right, which changes state by state, the value of your vote. the real issue is students in swing votes. >> i would say local elections bh matter because i know i voted in local elections when i was in school. i know many people who get to know they certainly campaign on college campuses and
and thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, the u.s. census counts for student populations. so if you are in ohio state, the 50,000 people who go to ohio state who are students there nine months of the year, the community is getting federal and statewide dollars for that money. so they are reaping the benefits of students going there, yet they're saying that they're infiltrating infiltrating infiltrating or diluting votes. it's nonsense. >> we're talking about the top of the ballot. it's...
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the center of sandy will move parallel to the southeast coast of the u.s. today and will approach land tomorrow night. both the romney and obama campaigns have canceled scheduled events already due to sandy. so if you're in an affected area, stay inside, stay off the roads and stay tuned into msnbc. all right. now, let's turn to the final countdown. i wanted to sing that but i don't have a very good singing voice. but we're in the final days and we can all agree that the way a political candidate runs a race is important, but how a candidate closes the deal is crucial. and with just one more week left until election day, this is when the candidates' closing strategies kick in. while we've harped on battleground states, a new analysis by the associated press shows in the case to 270, may come down to 106 counties. these are counties with names like hamilton county, ohio, loudoun county, virginia, and hills bborough county, florida. they're the same ones that george w. bush won in 2004 and that then senator obama wan in 2008. these are the swing voters. and p
the center of sandy will move parallel to the southeast coast of the u.s. today and will approach land tomorrow night. both the romney and obama campaigns have canceled scheduled events already due to sandy. so if you're in an affected area, stay inside, stay off the roads and stay tuned into msnbc. all right. now, let's turn to the final countdown. i wanted to sing that but i don't have a very good singing voice. but we're in the final days and we can all agree that the way a political...